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T.R.I.P. Information
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We are pleased to introduce you to the St. Francis de Sales Tuition Reduction Incentive Program. This program, also known as TRIP, allows families to purchase grocery, retail, gas, etc. certificates through St. Francis Parish. The stores sell the certificates to the Parish at a discount. The Parish then sells the certificates at face value to participating families and uses the discount to credit the family’s tuition account (for the following school year) or as a gift to the Church. HOW? Participants can obtain an order form which must be completed and returned to the St. Francis de Sales parish office or school office before 9:00 am on Friday of each week. A check payable to St. Francis TRIP for the full amount of your purchase must be included. No Post-Dated Checks will be accepted. Orders will be available for pick-up on the following Thursday from 5:30 – 7:00 pm, Friday from 7:30 am – 9:30 am and Sunday from 10:00 am - Noon. The schedule may change for Holiday and parish events, but you will be notified by the TRIP newsletter/or e-mail. WHO? Enrollment in this program is open to families who have students enrolled in St. Francis de Sales School, Blessed Sacrament School, and Newark Catholic High School. Relatives can enroll and give the credit to the children’s school tuition. Church members can enroll also and donate credits to St. Francis Church Lamy Center Debt, any General School Fund or to any of the above student’s tuition. Enrollment forms are in each school office and must be completed prior to your first order. WHEN? St. Francis accepts orders each week until Friday at 9:00 am and orders may be picked up the following Thursday, Friday or Sunday. The new TRIP year begins the first week of March 2005. You can enroll anytime. These credits apply to the 2006-2007 school year. Credits will be disbursed to the school or church following the end of the TRIP year, which closes Feb. 28th, 2006. Update Letters
Please note the following (UPDATED) dates that TRIP will be opened/closed:
- April 3rd & 4th - Regular pick-up/drop off. However, new orders dropped off cannot be picked up until April 17th & 18th - April 7th thru April 11th - GLS supplier closed for (their) Spring Break. - April 10th & 11th - TRIP CLOSED – no drop off or pick-up. - April 17th & April 18th – Regular pick-up and drop off.
Wilson’s Reminder We’re getting close to the time that Wilson’s Garden Center gift-card campaign will be ending, which is April 15, 2008. Due to TRIP being closed on April 10th and 11th, this week (April 3rd and 4th) will be the LAST TIME YOU CAN ORDER gift cards through the program until their campaign begins again next October, 2008.
Skyline Chili Some of you may not be aware that Skyline Chili is still closed, due to their building being damaged several weeks ago. We have a few back-orders pending. You may want to hold off ordering at this time and we’ll notify customers when they have opened back up.
Other News & Changes - Wal*Mart is offering a new $250 denomination in addition to their $25 and $100 cards. - Bath & Body Works is offering a 5% bonus beginning April 12th – Mary 9th (18% profit). - Shutterfly is offering an additional 5% bonus (total of 14%), effective April 5th through May 2nd. - Longhorn Steakhouse - their contribution will change to 9%. The denomination is unchanged. - Land’s End will be offering a 3% bonus (total 12%) March 29 through May 9, 2008. - CVS profit will increase from 2% to 6%, effective immediately. - Great Clips is the newest retailer to join our growing list of retailers offered at an 8% profit in a $25 denomination. If you have questions/concerns please call: Helen Sage, Parish Secretary Ph: 740-345-9874, ext. 200 or E-mail: stfrancisparishoffice@yahoo.com
Dear TRIP User: As most of you are aware we ended our 2007–2008 TRIP year on February 29, 2008. All profits from Great Lakes SCRIP, Kroger and Meijer have been tabulated and the totals have been sent out to Newark Catholic, Blessed Sacrament and St. Francis. The schools are now verifying student enrollment for the upcoming 2008-2009 school year and your profits will be applied to next year’s tuition. Of course, Seniors currently enrolled at NC, will have the profits applied to the last payment of this school year. At this time, there are no new changes to our TRIP program, so we will not be having a customer-wide re-enrollment. However, if you have any changes in your household such as: -Personal changes (name, address, phone,e-mail,etc.) -Student will no longer be enrolled at one of the above schools, but you wish to donate your profits to another family, or the general school or Lamy debt funds -Your child will be at NC for the 2009-2010 school year, thus all profits you earn in 2008-2009 will need to be sent to NC … PLEASE FILL OUT A NEW ENROLLMENT FORM during regular TRIP business hours or stop by the Parish Office in the Lamy center. Please also remember that we will be losing some very dedicated and long-time, loyal volunteers at the end of this school year. Therefore, to keep TRIP running smoothly on a weekly basis, it will be necessary to bring new volunteers on board. Please consider this and fill out a volunteer form with your availability. Don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Helen
Sage 03/26/2008 Please note the following (UPDATED) dates that TRIP will be opened/closed: - Mar. 27th & 28th - Regular pick-up/drop off. - April 3rd & 4th - Regular pick-up/drop off. However, new orders dropped off cannot be picked up until April 17th & 18th - April 7th thru April 11th - GLS supplier closed for (their) Spring Break. - April 10th & 11th - TRIP CLOSED – no drop off or pick-up. - April 17th & April 18th – Regular pick-up and drop off.
New Vendor Great Clips is the newest retailer to join our growing list of retailers offered at an 8% profit in a $25 denomination.
Other News & Changes ** - Wal*Mart is offering a new $250 denomination in addition to their $25 and $100 cards. - Burger King will be running a 2% bonus through March 31st for a 6% profit. - T.G.I. Friday’s will increase their profit from 8% to 9% effective immediately. Plus, they are running an additional 1% bonus through April 4th. - Longhorn Steakhouse - their contribution will change to 9%. The denomination is unchanged. - Barnes & Noble is offering a 1% (total 10%) bonus through April 4th. - Cabela’s is offering a 3% (total 14%) bonus through April 4th . - Land’s End will be offering a 3% bonus (total 12%) March 29 through May 9, 2008. - CVS profit will increase from 2% to 6%, effective immediately. If you have questions/concerns please call: Helen Sage, Parish Secretary Ph: 740-345-9874, ext. 200 or E-mail: stfrancisparishoffice@yahoo.com ** For additional information on any of the Great Lakes vendors, you can visit their website at www.glscrip.com and click on the Retailer List at the top. |